Josep Gonzalvo

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Gonzalvo II
Full name	Josep Gonzalvo Falcón
Date of birth	January 16, 1920
Place of birth	Mollet del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
Playing position	Midfielder / Defender
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1941-43 1943-44 1944-50 1952-53	SD Ceuta CD Sabadell CF Barcelona Real Zaragoza	X (X) 25 (0) 146 (3) 27 (0)
National team²
1942-50 1948-50	Catalan XI Spain	5 (1) 8 (0)
Teams managed
1963	CF Barcelona
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 6 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of January 6 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Josep Gonzalvo Falcón (born January 16, 1920, Mollet del Vallès, Catalonia; died 1978), also referred to as José Gonzalvo or Gonzalvo II, is a former Spanish Catalan footballer and manager. Gonzalvo played for, among others, CF Barcelona, Spain and the Catalan XI. His two brothers were also notable footballers. Juli Gonzalvo, known as Gonzalvo I played for RCD Español while Marià Gonzalvo, known as Gonzalvo III, also played for CF Barcelona and Spain. After retiring as a player, he became a coach and briefly managed CF Barcelona. He died in 1978 after an unsuccessful operation.

1 Club Career
2 International Career
3 CF Barceloona manager
4 Honours
5 External links

[edit] Club Career

Gonzalvo played for Segunda División team SD Ceuta while doing his military service. He then joined CD Sabadell, playing alongside his older brother Juli. He made his La Liga debut with CD Sabadell on September 26 1943 in a 5-2 defeat to Sevilla CF. After just one season he signed for CF Barcelona. During six seasons with the club he played 198 games and scored 5 goals games in all competitions. Together with a team that included, among others Antoni Ramallets, Velasco, Josep Escolà, Joan Segarra, Estanislao Basora, César, Ladislao Kubala and his younger brother, Marià, he helped CF Barcelona win three La Liga titles. He finished his playing career with one season at Real Zaragoza.

[edit] International Career

Between 1948 and 1950 Gonzalvo also played 8 times for Spain. He made his debut for Spain in a 2-1 win against the Republic of Ireland on May 5 1948 and, together with Marià, went onto represent them at the 1950 World Cup. Between 1942 and 1950 he also played five times for the Catalan XI. His first game was 6-2 defeat against CF Barcelona on July 5 1942 at Les Corts.

[edit] CF Barceloona manager

In January 1963 Gonzalvo succeeded Ladislao Kubala as manager of CF Barcelona, but only took charge of the club for fifteen La Liga games. During his brief spell as manager, he did however guide a team that included Joan Segarra, Jesus Garay, Jesus María Pereda, Sándor Kocsis and Fernando Olivella to a Copa del Generalísimo win. In the final they beat Real Zaragoza 3-1.

[edit] Honours

CF Barcelona

Player

Spanish Champions: 3
- 1945, 1948, 1949

Copa Latina: 1
- 1949

Copa de Oro Argentina/Copa Eva Duarte: 2
- 1945, 1949

Manager

Copa del Generalísimo: 1
- 1963

[edit] External links

	Spain Squad - 1950 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place
GK Acuña \| DF Alonso \| DF Antúnez \| DF Asensi \| FW Basora \| FW César \| FW Gaínza \| DF Gonzalvo II \| MF Gonzalvo III \| FW Rosendo \| FW Igoa \| GK Eizaguirre \| FW Juncosa \| DF Lesmes \| FW Molowny \| MF Valenciaga \| FW Panizo \| DF Parra \| MF Puchades \| GK Ramallets \| DF Silva \| FW Zarra \| Coach Eizaguirre